2024 · Stern
The Uncanny X-Men
Known for Giant Sentinel, Danger Room, Midtown and Subway. Exploding orange and yellow starburst with radiating black speed lines, jagged red geometric rock/crack shapes across the right half, teal-green smoke cloud along the bottom edge, purple mechanical panel with a round red lens at lower left and green serpentine dragon body at the upper left.
- Year
- 2024
- Maker
- Stern
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- LCD screen
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Giant Sentinel
- mini-playfield
Danger Room
- Ramp
Midtown
- loop
Subway
- Ramp
Uptown
- Orbit
X-Jet
- Multiball
Sentinel Multiball
- Multiball
Save the City Multiball
4 games under this title
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Giant Sentinel
Extra level 1
- Danger Room mini-playfield
Ramps 5
- Danger Room exit
- Midtown
- Uptown
- Highway
- X-Mansion
Orbits 3
- Subway loop
- X-Jet
- Downtown loop
Spinner 1
- Danger Room spinner
Bumpers 2
- Bishop
- Gambit
Targets 2
- Beast's Lab
- Nightcrawler targets
Lane 1
- Kitty Pryde's lane
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Left of centre, blue bodysuit with yellow gloves, belt and boots, yellow visor goggles on forehead, short orange hair, grinning, firing a purple ray beam from his forward fist
- man Upper centre, white and yellow costume with high black-and-yellow collar and sweeping black cape, arm outstretched forward, flying pose
- man Centre-left, dark blue and gold high-collared costume, dark swept-back hair, smirking, one arm raised
- man Centre, bright yellow and black costume with black gloves, short dark hair and a goatee, lunging forward with both arms out
- man Centre-right, largest figure, grey-blue armoured body with dark red shoulder plates, grimacing face, swinging a huge fist down through an orange energy burst
- man Far right, blue-skinned figure in yellow and black costume leaping inward from the edge, arm extended
Setting
- Exploding orange and yellow starburst with radiating black speed lines
- Jagged red geometric rock/crack shapes across the right half
- Teal-green smoke cloud along the bottom edge
- Purple mechanical panel with a round red lens at lower left
- Green serpentine dragon body at the upper left
Text on it
- THE UNCANNY
- X-MEN
- KRACK
- MARVEL
- © MARVEL
- Stern pinball
How it plays
-
Modes 11
Missions
- Sentinel Facility Raid
- Genosha Under Siege
- A Fiery Assault
- Mayhem in Midtown
- Rescue the Innocent
- Bitter Rivalry
- Smuggled Cargo
- Stopping a Juggernaut
Other modes
- The Future
- Escape Nimrod
- Sentinel Attack
-
Multiballs 4
- Sentinel Multiball
- Save the City Multiball
- To Me, My X-Men Multiball
- Berserker Multiball
-
Goals 2
- Missions
- Cerebro
-
Awards 1
Combos
- Fastball Special
-
Wizard modes 1
- Save Senator Kelly
The cast
- Rogue
- Senator Kelly
Reference
Linked terms
- Giant Sentinel also called Sentinel head also called Giant Sentinel head
- Danger Room exit also called Danger Room exit ramp
- Midtown also called Midtown ramp also called Midtown center ramp
- Subway also called Subway right loop also called Subway shot
- Uptown also called Uptown ramp
- Highway also called Highway ramp
- X-Jet also called X-Jet orbit
- Bishop also called Bishop bumper
- Gambit also called Gambit bumper
- Save the City Multiball also called Save the City
- To Me, My X-Men Multiball also called My X-Men Multiball
- Berserker Multiball also called Berserker
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield LE
- purple
- blue
- magenta
- yellow
Fingerprint: X-Men superhero collage with crouched yellow-and-blue costumed hero marked WOLVERINE, red-and-yellow 3x3 grid of playing-card suit pips glowing above, large pink-and-chrome mechanical helmet head with domed cap, bright yellow arrow sticker beside bishop figure, dense purple apron with yellow X-MEN logos
The centre of the playfield is dominated by a crouched yellow-and-blue costumed hero with metal claws extended, printed under the name WOLVERINE, with a red-and-yellow 3x3 grid of playing-card suit pips glowing just above him. A large pink-and-chrome mechanical helmet head with a domed cap looms at top centre. A bright yellow arrow sticker sits beside the bishop figure, and a separate metal plate at right reads USE YOUR SOURCE CODE LOYALTY. The whole lower apron is deep purple with yellow X-MEN logos and a dense block of small white instruction text.
Setting
- Purple and magenta city rooftopscape with lit windows
- Industrial scaffolding and railings
- Dark starry comic-panel collage background
- Purple cabinet apron deck at the bottom
Symbols
- Playing-card suits: hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades
- Red and blue card pips in a 3x3 grid
- Yellow directional arrows
- Claws
- Domes and saucers
- Railing and ladder graphics
- Glowing window rectangles
Notable shapes
- Yellow-railed ramp sweeping up the right edge
- Looped wireform ball guide across the centre
- Card-suit grid of nine square target faces
- Large domed topper box at top centre
- Small triangular comic-panel insert card with a yellow border at lower left
Art motifs
- Comic panel grid collage
- Halftone dot shading
- Heavy black ink outlines
- Glowing neon rim light
Themes
- Superhero comic book
- Science fiction
- Team of costumed heroes
- Mutant academy
Title on it
- X-men
Text on it
- USA
- CEREBRO
- PROFESSOR X
- BISHOP
- CYCLOPS
- WOLVERINE
- GAMBIT
- X-MEN
- INSTRUCTIONS
- RULES
- TIMPLEX
- LOYALTY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Grey-haired man at a bulky machine or console at upper left, labelled cerebro, wearing a dark top, facing right |
| Man | Middle-aged man in a brown/tan coat at mid-left, labelled professor x, dark hair, seated or leaning |
| Man | Dark-haired man in a dark suit at mid-centre, labelled bishop, pale skin, facing forward |
| Man | Hero in a red mask/helmet with a dark visor at lower-left of centre, labelled cyclops, blue and red costume |
| Man | Crouched hero at the centre in a yellow and dark-blue costume with pointed mask ears and long metal claws extended from both fists, labelled wolverine |
| Man | Man at mid-right in a long brown coat with a playing card in hand, labelled gambit |
| Other | Large pink-and-chrome mechanical helmet/head with a domed top at top centre, like a robot or armoured mask |
| Woman | Small female figure in a blue/black costume within a comic panel at lower left |
| Other | Blue-tinted comic-panel figures and faces scattered across the upper half in a collage of panels |
A comic-book superhero pinball playfield shot in a dim room under blue, magenta and purple LED lighting, so the whole surface glows violet and cyan. The art is a dense multi-panel collage in the style of 1990s American comics: hard black ink outlines, flat saturated colour, halftone dot shading. A purple/magenta cityscape and machinery fills the background, with railings, ladders, girders and glowing windows. Down the centre lane runs a yellow-railed ramp and wireform; a large pink-and-chrome mechanical head or helmet with a domed topper sits at top centre. Painted figures crowd the field: a grey-haired man at a machine at upper left, a man in a brown coat mid-left, a dark-haired man with a visor mid-centre, a crouched yellow-and-blue costumed hero with claws at centre, and a man in a long brown coat with playing cards at mid-right. A red-and-yellow 3x3 diamond grid of playing-card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades, red and blue pips) sits at upper centre-right. The lower third is a purple cabinet deck carrying yellow instruction text, a red-and-yellow X-MEN logo, and small arrow stickers.
Playfield Premium
- magenta-red
- blue
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: X-Men, giant grinning purple-toothed face heavy yellow slit eyes dominating centre-right playfield, 3x4 grid of white playing-card rank-suit inserts middle of layout unusual geometric motif, blonde winged woman radiating sunburst rays top right, orange-blue flame collage with snarling fanged fighter lower centre flanked by yellow flipper bats, wooden-framed glass box with full rules card $1.00 = 1 GAME 3 BALLS PER GAME sticker on cabinet apron, comic-book superhero dense multi-panel montage magenta-red-deep-blue-yellow-black
A giant grinning purple-toothed face with heavy yellow slit eyes dominates the centre-right of the playfield. A 3x4 grid of white playing-card rank and suit inserts sits in the middle of the layout, an unusual geometric motif. Blonde winged woman radiating sunburst rays at the top right. Orange-and-blue flame collage with a snarling, fanged fighter at lower centre, flanked by yellow flipper bats. Wooden-framed glass box with a full rules card and a $1.00 = 1 GAME / 3 BALLS PER GAME sticker printed on the cabinet apron.
Setting
- Comic-book panel collage with black gutter borders
- Orange and yellow flame bursts
- Starry night sky panels
- Grey architectural interior on the right apron
- Wooden cabinet and black playfield glass frame
Symbols
- 3x4 grid of playing card ranks and suits
- Glowing five-pointed star
- Yellow warning triangles
- Circular character emblems
- Arrows and lightning bolts
- Flame bursts
- Lettering name banners with pointed ends
Notable shapes
- Playing card grid of square white inserts at centre
- Arcing raised metal ramp over the upper playfield
- Large rounded grey ball trough cut into the right apron
- Two orange-cabinet flippers with yellow rubber
- Star-shaped illuminated insert on the left apron
- Curved dark wooden cabinet with chrome legs visible at the bottom edge
Art motifs
- Multi-panel comic montage with black gutters
- Halftone dot shading
- Exaggerated cartoon facial expressions
- Sound-effect style lettering
- Sunburst rays
Themes
- Comic book superheroes
- Mutant team
- Action collage
- Fire and energy effects
- Playing card motif
Title on it
- X-men
Text on it
- MARVEL
- X-MEN
- WOLVERINE
- GAMBIT
- BISHOP
- PHOENIX
- CYCLOPS
- SUPER-SKRULL
- DOCTOR DOOM
- KEEP WHAT YOU DISCOVER HIDDEN
- GAME OVER
- SHOOT AGAIN
- USE 25C OR 50C
- $1.00 = 1 GAME
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- INSTRUCTIONS
- WARNING
- PUSH RIGHT PLUNGER TO START GAME
- ALL NEW DIGITAL JUMP ACTION
- DO NOT OPERATE MACHINE WITH COIN DOOR OPEN
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Blonde, winged headdress, arms raised, standing in front of white sunburst rays at upper right |
| Man | Blue and white costumed hero, cape flowing, leaping across the upper left panels |
| Monster | Huge grinning purple-skinned head with yellow slit eyes and white fangs, centre right |
| Man | Masked fighter in dark costume charging through orange flame at centre |
| Man | Dark-haired fanged snarling male character standing at lower centre beside a yellow name banner |
| Man | Blue-masked character with a circular emblem at centre left |
| Woman | Small comic panel portrait of a red-costumed woman on the left apron card art |
| Man | Small comic panel portrait of a grinning character at upper left |
A full-length comic-book superhero playfield seen under playfield glass, flooded with red, magenta and blue LED reflection. The artwork is a dense multi-panel montage in heavy black inks: a blonde woman in a winged headdress at the top right with rays bursting behind her, a blue-and-white hero leaping across the upper left, a huge grinning purple-toothed villain head with yellow slit eyes at centre-right, and several masked fighters charging through orange flame in the middle. Lower centre a clawed, snarling male character stands beside a name banner. Two yellow-sleeved flippers and a chrome centre drain sit at the bottom, with a grey metal ball trough to the right and a rounded apron below carrying printed rules text. Die-cast flipper buttons, metal ramps, wire guides, a lit star and playing-card rank/suit inserts fill the middle. Dominant colours: magenta-red, deep blue, yellow-gold and black.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass LE
- orange
- yellow
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: THE UNCANNY X-MEN with colossal grey-blue armoured brute swinging massive fist through orange energy burst with KRACK comic effect; yellow X-MEN logo with red shadow lower left over greenish-yellow explosion; purple-horned villain head and green serpent upper left; seven charging heroes; fiery orange burst background, airbrushed comic style
A colossal grey-blue armoured brute dominates the centre-right, drawn at a much larger scale than the other figures, swinging a massive fist down through an orange energy burst with the comic sound effect 'KRACK' beside it. The enormous yellow 'X-MEN' block logo with red drop shadow sits over a greenish-yellow explosion in the lower left. A purple-skinned horned villain's head and a coiling green dragon-like body frame the upper left corner. Blue lightning bolts crack across the top centre of the orange burst.
Setting
- Exploding orange and yellow starburst with radiating black speed lines
- Jagged red geometric rock/crack shapes across the right half
- Teal-green smoke cloud along the bottom edge
- Purple mechanical panel with a round red lens at lower left
- Green serpentine dragon body at the upper left
Symbols
- Purple energy beam
- Orange energy burst
- Blue lightning bolts
- Green dragon/serpent body
- Round red lens on a purple mechanical panel
- Scattered rubble and star debris
- Smoke plumes
Lettering
- Small white-outlined black sans-serif caps 'the uncanny' above an oversized chunky yellow sans-serif 'x-men' with heavy red 3d drop shadow and black keyline; comic-book sound effect 'krack' in yellow letters with a red outline
Themes
- Superhero
- Comic book
- Explosion
- Team of heroes
- Monster
Title on it
- The uncanny x-men
Text on it
- THE UNCANNY
- X-MEN
- KRACK
- MARVEL
- © MARVEL
- Stern pinball
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Left of centre, blue bodysuit with yellow gloves, belt and boots, yellow visor goggles on forehead, short orange hair, grinning, firing a purple ray beam from his forward fist |
| Man | Upper centre, white and yellow costume with high black-and-yellow collar and sweeping black cape, arm outstretched forward, flying pose |
| Man | Centre-left, dark blue and gold high-collared costume, dark swept-back hair, smirking, one arm raised |
| Man | Centre, bright yellow and black costume with black gloves, short dark hair and a goatee, lunging forward with both arms out |
| Man | Centre-right, largest figure, grey-blue armoured body with dark red shoulder plates, grimacing face, swinging a huge fist down through an orange energy burst |
| Man | Far right, blue-skinned figure in yellow and black costume leaping inward from the edge, arm extended |
| Woman | Right side, yellow and black catsuit with black bob haircut and white eye mask, standing upright facing forward |
| Woman | Far left, green-skinned woman in green boots and dark outfit leaping upward against the left edge |
| Monster | Upper left, large purple-skinned horned head with pointed ears and glowing eyes looming from a dark purple mechanical collar |
A full-bleed comic-book style painted backglass with no plain border, dominated by a fiery orange-and-yellow burst background with radiating speed lines, jagged red crack shapes and teal smoke clouds along the bottom edge. Across the lower left sits the main title: small white-outlined black lettering 'THE UNCANNY' above an enormous chunky yellow 'X-MEN' logo with a heavy red 3D drop shadow and black keyline, angled slightly upward to the right. Seven costumed super-heroes charge toward the viewer: a blue-and-yellow goggled man firing a purple ray beam from his fist, a floating caped man in white and yellow, a grinning dark-haired man in blue and gold, a blue-skinned man in red and yellow, a huge grey-blue armoured brute swinging down with orange energy in his hand, a woman in a yellow-and-black catsuit with a black bob, and a blue-skinned figure leaping at the upper right. A green-skinned woman in green boots leaps at the far left. Upper left is a purple-skinned horned monster head beside a green serpentine dragon body. Comic sound effect 'KRACK' in yellow with red outline sits at mid-right.
Backglass Premium
- yellow
- red
- blue
- purple
Fingerprint: THE UNCANNY X-MEN with enormous clawed hands framing blue and yellow masked central hero; chunky yellow 3D title with red outline; red circular crosshair target ring behind cast; purple helmeted head and green serpent body upper left; burning sky horizon lower half; red-orange fire colors, comic book illustration style
Two gigantic gloved hands with metal claws thrust into the extreme foreground from the bottom corners - blue-steel blades at lower left and a magenta claw at lower right - framing the whole scene. The title is a chunky yellow 3D block-letter logo with red outline, slanted upward, with a second white-outlined word sitting above it. A red circular crosshair/target ring with a red laser beam cutting across it sits dead centre behind the cast. A blue-and-yellow masked hero with twin sets of three silver claws is the central mid-air figure. Small licence and publisher logos sit in the bottom corners against a red-orange burning-sky lower third.
Setting
- Teal night sky with faint square grid
- Orange-red sunset horizon
- Purple rock spires
- Black silhouetted crowd of onlookers
- Red circular target ring
Symbols
- Three-blade metal claws
- Red crosshair ring
- Laser beam
- Starburst behind helmeted head
- Playing-card-like shapes in raised hand
- Grid pattern in sky
Lettering
- Large yellow 3d extruded block capitals with heavy red outline and dark drop shadow, slanted upward left to right, with a smaller white-outlined word above
Themes
- Superhero
- Comic book
- Mutant team
- Battle
- Sunset skyline
Title on it
- The uncanny x-men
Text on it
- THE UNCANNY
- X-MEN
- MARVEL
- GAMES
- MARVEL GAMES
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central masked hero, blue bodysuit with yellow chest and shoulder panels, blue belt, black flared sideburns, bare muscular arms, one blue-gloved fist forward with three silver claws extended, other fist also clawed, grimacing expression |
| Monster | Huge purple-armoured helmeted head at top left with grinning open mouth showing teeth, metal claw blades below its chin |
| Woman | White-haired woman in black outfit with white streaks above the hero, arms flung wide, holding a fan of playing-card-like or arrow shapes |
| Man | Large head top right in a steel-blue and dark-blue winged helmet with tube-like cables, shown in profile facing left, inside a cream-coloured starburst |
| Woman | Right of centre, long dark red hair, white bodysuit with blue accents, gold belt, one hand on hip, standing upright |
| Man | Right, purple and crimson costume with tall pointed horned headpiece and yellow eyes, one arm extended into a large magenta energy claw |
| Man | Centre, red hair, blue and yellow costume, both arms outstretched in front of the red circular ring |
| Man | Just right of the red ring, dark hair, white shirt and dark glasses, head and shoulders only |
| Man | Blond spiky hair with a flame burning in his raised hand, behind the white-suited woman |
| Man | Far right, bare muscular shoulder, brown hair, clenching a fist, cropped by edge |
| Man | Small figure at bottom centre, red and gold costume, standing full-length on a rocky hill against the sunset |
| Monster | Shadowed horned silhouette among the crowd at lower centre-left |
| Other | Large blue-purple gloved hand with three flat steel blades at lower left, cropped by frame edge |
| Other | Large magenta and purple claw fist at lower right, cropped by frame edge |
A full-bleed comic-book style backglass dominated by a large three-dimensional yellow block-letter title with a heavy red outline and drop shadow, tilted diagonally across the upper centre, with a smaller white-outlined word above it. A blue-and-yellow masked hero with long black sideburns, bare muscular arms, a yellow chest piece with blue shoulder pads and belt, and three silver claws extended from each fist lunges head-first down the left-centre. Framing him are two enormous foreground hands: a purple-blue gloved hand with three flat steel blades at the lower left and a magenta-and-purple claw fist at the lower right. Behind the title sits a red circular target/portal ring with a red laser beam crossing it. Background is a teal-to-dark-blue night sky with a faint square grid, over a hot orange-red sunset horizon with purple rock spires and a crowd of black silhouetted onlookers. Numerous supporting figures fill the frame: a huge purple-helmeted grinning head top left, a white-haired woman in black with arms flung wide above the hero, a large blue-helmeted male head inside a cream starburst top right, a red-haired woman in a white bodysuit standing hands-on-hips, a blonde figure holding a flame, a horned red-and-purple masked figure at right, a red-haired man in blue and yellow reaching out at centre, and a small red-and-gold figure standing on a hill at bottom centre.
Backglass Pro
- yellow
- purple
- teal
- black
Fingerprint: The Uncanny X-Men: giant purple robotic head with riveted dome helmet and three glowing red eyes, three long silver claws slashing diagonally from lunging masked figure, girl in yellow-and-black catsuit crouching at bottom centre, white-haired woman floating with arms outstretched, pink 'BAMF' starburst.
A colossal purple robotic head with a riveted dome helmet, three glowing red eyes and pink energy beams dominates the centre-left. Three long silver claws slash diagonally across the middle of the artwork from a lunging yellow-and-blue masked figure. A girl in a yellow-and-black catsuit with black bobbed hair and pointed ears crouches at the bottom centre. A white-haired woman in a black costume floats with arms outstretched at the upper right beside a green-and-yellow figure swinging on a line. A small pink starburst reading BAMF sits at the right edge.
Setting
- Flat teal backdrop with concentric ring patterns
- Green smoke clouds at lower left
- Orange explosion burst at bottom centre
Symbols
- Pink energy beams
- Three silver claws
- Concentric circle background pattern
- Orange explosion burst
- Pink starburst
- Pink smoke clouds
Lettering
- The uncanny in white condensed block capitals with heavy black outline on a black band; x-men in very large slanted yellow capitals with red drop shadow and black outline
Themes
- Superheroes
- Comic book
- Robots
- Explosion
Title on it
- The uncanny x-men
Text on it
- THE UNCANNY
- X-MEN
- MARVEL
- (C) MARVEL
- BAMF
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Giant purple and magenta mechanical head with domed riveted helmet, three glowing red round eyes, fanged mouth, firing pink energy beams from a raised arm |
| Man | Muscular, yellow and blue bodysuit, blue domino mask, black hair, lunging forward with three long silver claws extended from the knuckles |
| Creature | Bulky figure in dark red and black costume with full visor, black studded belt and bared teeth, fist thrust at the viewer, lower left |
| Woman | Yellow and black catsuit with black bobbed hair and pointed ears, crouching at bottom centre with one hand raised |
| Woman | Blue skin, white outfit with long dark hair, upper left, standing calmly |
| Man | Red hair, gold and orange outfit, upper left, arm raised |
| Man | Short blond hair, bright yellow shirt, reaching forward with an open hand at centre-left |
| Woman | White hair, black bodysuit, arms spread, floating at upper right |
| Woman | Green and yellow costume with long dark hair, swinging on a line at upper right |
| Man | Bald, green shirt, gesturing at mid right |
| Creature | Pale grey skin, purple and red costume, crouching at the far right edge |
| Other | Small red, blue and yellow masked figure with pink beams above the robotic head |
A full-colour comic-book style backglass bordered by a narrow red strip along the top. Upper centre-right carries the title: THE UNCANNY in white block capitals with black outline on a black band, above X-MEN in enormous slanted yellow capitals with a red drop shadow and black outline. The art is a crowded team montage in thick black-inked comic style. Centre-left is a huge purple-and-magenta robotic head with a domed, riveted helmet, three glowing red eyes and a fanged mouth, its arm firing pink energy beams. At right a muscular man in a yellow and blue suit with a blue domino mask lunges forward, three long silver claws sweeping across the middle of the glass. Lower left a bulky figure in dark red and black with a visor and studded belt punches towards the viewer. Lower centre a woman in a yellow-and-black catsuit with black bobbed hair and pointed ears crouches, hand raised. A blue-skinned woman in white and a red-haired man in gold stand behind the red figure; a man in a yellow shirt reaches forward beside the robot. Upper right a white-haired woman in black floats with arms spread; to her left a woman in green and yellow swings on a line; a bald man in green gestures below them; a pale grey-skinned figure in purple crouches at the far right edge. Background is flat teal with concentric circle patterns, green smoke clouds, and an orange explosion burst at the bottom. MARVEL and (C) MARVEL appear in white at bottom left; a pink burst on the right reads BAMF.